MD · Lubbock, TX · public · applies through TMDSAS
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Known as Texas Tech (TTUHSC)
Prerequisite coursework
Verify with the school| Course | Status | Hours | Lab | Pass/fail | AP credit | Online | Community college | Notes from the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry CHEM | Required | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Biochemistry (3000 or 4000 level) is REQUIRED by TTUHSC School of Medicine and may be used toward fulfilling 3 hours of the Biological Sciences or 3 hours of the General Chemistry requirement. |
| Biology BIOL | Required | 12 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | General Biology (I and II) or Zoology (6 hours) Upper Division Biology (6 hours) |
| Cell Biology BIOL | Recommended | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Chemistry CHEM | Required | 12 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | General Chemistry (I and II) Organic Chemistry (I and II) |
| Composition & Rhetoric ENGL | Required | 6 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | English literature and writing intensive courses are also acceptable but may need to be approved on a case by case basis. |
| Genetics BIOL | Recommended | — | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Immunology BIOL | Recommended | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Microbiology BIOL | Recommended | 3 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Microbiology with lab |
| Molecular Biology BIOL | Recommended | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Physics PHYS | Required | 6 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Physics (I and II) |
| Statistics MATH | Required | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Course topics must include regression and analysis of variance. |
Community-college pathways
Community/junior college coursework is acceptable. The committee prefers to see high performance and upward trends. There are many reasons why an applicant would take coursework at a community/junior college and it is recommended that the applicant take time to expound on this in the secondary application.
Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Premed Course Requirements 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Admission policies, in the school's words
For more information regarding application deadlines, Pass/Fail courses, On-line prerequisites and MCAT changes please visit: https://www.tmdsas.com/policies.html#Gen-Guide Per our State legislative policy, we are mandated to only accept 10% non-residents in our entering class. U.S. citizens or permanent residents are also considered.
Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Admission Policies and Information 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Who can apply
- Out-of-state applicants
- Yes Due to our State Legislative policies, we can only accept up to 10% out of state students.
- Canadian applicants
- Case-by-case We only accept applications from SACS accredited colleges or universities. U.S. Citizenship or Permanent U.S. residency is required at the time of application.
- International applicants
- No We accept only U.S. citizens and permanent residents to our medical school.
- DACA applicants
- No At this time, we do not accept DACA students to our medical school.
- DACA details
- At this time, we do not accept DACA students to our medical school.
- Residency preference (school's page)
- Only applicants who are permanent U.S. residents or American citizens are considered for interview and admission; no Texas-resident percentage or preference is stated on the pages reviewed.
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Interview
- Format
- Two one-on-one twenty minute interviews with School of Medicine faculty, and/or 3rd or 4th year medical students. Faculty from some partnering dual/joint degree programs also interview for applicants applying to those programs.
- Invitations sent
- mid-July
- Typical interview day
- Currently, all interviews and interview days are held virtually. TTUHSC School of Medicine does provide opportunities for applicants who have been invited to interview to come visit the campus on select Preview Days throughout the interview cycle. During the virtual interview day, applicants can expect to meet current students, watch videos and presentations about the school and program. After the interview day we invite applicants to come visit our campus in person through our exclusive Preview Day events.
- Regional interviews
- Yes.
- Video interviews
- All interviews are held virtually.
- School's admissions page says
- MD applicants are given two 20-minute interviews (virtual vs in person and MMI vs traditional not stated).
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Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Interview Procedures 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Situational-judgment tests and MCAT dates
- Casper
- Required source · secondary lists: MSI required, IMA —
- AAMC PREview
- Not stated source
- Latest MCAT considered
- September 30, 2026
- Oldest MCAT considered
- August 2022
Casper status comes from the school's own admissions page where it states one, otherwise from published requirement lists; PREview from the school's page or the AAMC PREview policies report. Both change between cycles. Verify with the school.
Secondary application
- Required
- Yes
- Fee
- $75
- Fee waiver available
- Yes
- Deadline
- Nov 15, 2026 11/15/2026
- Who receives it
- All eligible applicants applying to TTUHSC School of Medicine
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Letters of evaluation
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packet
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Waitlist and deposit
- Typical waitlist positions
- Approximately 50-160 applicants will be placed on the wait list
- Offers made from the waitlist
- 20
- Procedure
- Applicants who've interviewed and have been deemed acceptable by the Admissions Committee are placed on the waitlist post Match. Waitlist status is communicated to applicants by email.
- Deposit required
- Yes in state $100 · out of state $100
- Deposit due
- February 13, 2026
- Refundable / applied to tuition
- Yes No
Cost of attendance and debt
| In state | Out of state | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $23,744 | $36,844 |
| Health insurance | $3,180 | $3,180 |
| Total cost of attendance, year 1 | $56,378 | $69,478 |
84% of students receive aid. Average indebtedness of indebted graduates: $156,973.
Official AAMC counts, 2025-2026
- Applications
- 5,348 (81.8% in-state)
- Matriculants
- 182 (95.6% in-state, 4.4% out-of-state; 49.5% women)
- Applications per seat
- 29
Source: AAMC FACTS Table A-1: Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2025-2026 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).
Transfer applications
No Contact Name: Louis Perez Phone Number: 8067432297 Email Address: [email protected] Website: https://www.ttuhsc.edu/medicine/admissions/advanced-standingadmission.aspx
Mission statement
To enhance the overall health and outcomes for communities in which we serve, we seek to recruit students, faculty and senior administrative staff and admit individuals who have ties to West Texas or who come from or have an interest in serving rural areas, including those who may come from socioeconomically disadvantaged or first generation backgrounds. The core foundational value of including the different cultures, lifestyles, personal beliefs and ideas of all those we serve ─ and serve alongside ─ provides a positive impact on the health of our regional, national and global societies. We achieve this by producing physicians with core values who are competent and capable of making positive impacts on the health of an ever changing demographic and the communities in which they serve. As we pursue excellence in health care education, research and patient care, we will be ever mindful of the unity that is gained through our collective strengths.
Notes
No class profile or GPA/MCAT statistics published on the admissions pages reviewed. MCAT required; no numeric minimum stated; each prerequisite must be completed with a C or better; applies through TMDSAS with a secondary application (the secondary page URL guessed returned 404, so the fee is unknown).
Sources for this page
- MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Premed Course Requirements 2027 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
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- MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Interview Procedures 2027 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
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- School website (class profile and admissions pages)
- tmdsas
- LCME Directory - Accredited Programs
- AAMC FACTS Table A-1: Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2025-2026 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://www.ttuhsc.edu/medicine/admissions/reqs.aspx · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://www.ttuhsc.edu/medicine/admissions/ · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
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